Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Refuse to Support Qin Huairu's Family

He Tian, a modern five-star chef and food blogger, transmigrates into Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard. Before he can even figure out what era he’s in, Banggeng and his cronies beat him up, steal his lunchbox, and leave him to freeze to death under a bridge. His final thought is one of bitter resentment: How could a man with my cooking skills become a blood bag for a bunch of scumbags? When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1951. His father, He Daqing, has just abandoned the family, leaving them with nothing. His ten-year-old sister, He Yushui, curls up beside him and timidly calls him “Brother.” The pain of freezing to death under that bridge still fresh, He Tian clenches his fists and vows: This time, I won’t be Silly Zhu, and I won’t live for scumbags! With his top-tier cooking skills, he turns wild greens into delicacies and scraps of bone into fragrant broth, easily putting food on the table for himself and his sister. Using modern business savvy, he secretly caters banquets and makes specialty snacks, saving up his first nest egg. At the steel mill cafeteria, one dish of cabbage and tofu stew beats out all the competition, making him a favorite of the bosses. Qin Huairu tries to guilt-trip him into lending her grain? He fires back, “My sister’s still hungry!” Banggeng dares to steal his lunchbox? He punishes him until he cries and admits he was wrong! Yi Zhonghai wants to lock him into caring for him in old age? “My fists have to agree first!” His selfish father wants to come back and mooch off him? No chance! He helps his sister get into college and builds a career with his cooking, rising from a poor kid in the courtyard to a food tycoon of his era. He Tian proves with his life that to survive in this era, cooking skills give you confidence, but a hard heart is what lets you live well!